The roundup

MILWAUKEE -- Brett Favre acknowledged his anger over the team's unwillingness to pull off a trade for wide receiver Randy Moss, but denied Monday he ever really wanted the Green Bay Packers to trade him.

"I was frustrated a couple weeks back when Randy Moss was traded to New England," Favre said on the Packers' Web site. "I never wanted to be traded and I don't want to be traded. I want to be in Green Bay. I want to finish my career as a Packer."

It's an attempt by the three-time MVP to calm the maelstrom that started when he spent Saturday venting about the Packers' front office in a handful of interviews at his charity golf tournament. Fox Sports' Web site reported Sunday that Favre's agent called Packers general manager Ted Thompson shortly after last month's NFL draft to request a trade.

That request was denied, according to the report, and Packers coach Mike McCarthy eventually calmed Favre down and got him to admit that he never really wanted to play elsewhere.

"Sometimes when I get frustrated, I let my emotions got the better of me," Favre said in the statement.

Owens says he wants to make less news this year

IRVING, Texas -- Terrell Owens is hoping for a drama-free season.

"A few of the things that happened last year, I think they were just basically blown out of proportion," Owens said Monday, the last day of minicamp. "I think about some of the things that happened last year, some of the things that should have been kept in-house got leaked to the media."

The Cowboys have a new feel this spring now that Bill Parcells is gone. Owens is one of several players to talk about a more relaxed atmosphere at Valley Ranch.

"I don't think I just have to really spell it out for you," he said. "But I think it's very evident."

Dolphins' Goodman undergoes shoulder surgery

MIAMI -- Miami Dolphins cornerback Andre Goodman underwent surgery following an injury to his left shoulder.

Goodman's surgery was performed Friday in New York. He was injured at a team minicamp May 4.

Goodman had arthroscopic shoulder surgery on his left shoulder in January. The six-year NFL veteran signed a three-year contract with the Dolphins in 2006.

Colangelo selected as NBA's executive of the year

Bryan Colangelo, the former Phoenix Suns and current Toronto Raptors' president and general manager, was chosen as the NBA's Executive of the Year for the second time Monday, after winning the award with the Suns in 2004-05.

Colangelo received 20 votes to nine for Houston Rockets general manager Carroll Dawson, who finished second in the voting of 45 league executives for the award, presented by The Sporting News. The Raptors went from a 27-win team in 2005-2006 to tying a franchise record with 47 wins and their first Atlantic Division title.